Hitchcock

Our class of Friday did another analysis on one of Alfred Hitchcock's Thrillers called
Rear Window.(1854)

We looked at this particular one as it concentrated on themes of Voyeurism; which allows us to see how it is used and what kind of effects it gives.




-Music is digetic
-The opening titles gives a shot of the rear window to show other apartments (shows significance of name)
-Extreme long shot to mid shot (general to particular) of the court yard outside the protagonists apartment
-Pan shots and tilt shots are used to show each apartment from the rear window perspective
-Point of views shots of camera to the other apartment windows to show the audience what the protagonist may be seeing in his vision
-Close up of protagonist; sweating to show the temperature of the weather
-Pan shots of various objects to visually tell what kind of character the protagonist is:
-He is a photographer; pictures of car crashes- may hint he was in a car crash
-This highlights he has a thirst for danger
-Pictures of women; shows his interest in the opposite sex